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WD Scorpio Black 500GB Notebook Hard Drive Review
| Manufacturer: | Western Digital |
| Product: | WD Scorpio Black WD5000BEKT 500GB |
| Date: | Mon, Sep 27, 2010 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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The Test System
Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Intel Core i7 test system was run in triple-channel memory mode at 1600MHz with 8-8-8-24 memory timings. The ASUS P6X58D Premium motherboard was run using all the latest drives and BIOS 0702. The ASUS P6X58D Premium motherboard uses the Intel ICH10R south bridge chipset, which we used to run our 'boot drive'. The boot drive used in our test system was an Intel X25-V 40GB model with TRIM enabled. The WD Scorpio Black HDD was tested in a fresh out of the box (FOB) state and had the latest firmware installed on them when testing was done.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Core i7 920 |
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Motherboard |
ASUS P6X58D Premium
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Memory |
6GB Kingston HyperX T1 1600MHz
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Video Card |
ATI Radeon HD 5670 |
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Hard Drive |
Intel X25-V 40GB |
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Cooling |
OEM |
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Power Supply |
CoolerMaster UPC 1100W |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit |
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Let's take a look at the benchmarks and see what the WD Scorpio Black HDD has to offer!
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - WD Scorpio Black 500GB Laptop HDD
Page 2 - The Test System Page 3 - HD Tach v3.0.4.0 Page 4 - HD Tune v4.60 Page 5 - HD Tune v4.60 - Random Access Page 6 - SiSoftware Sandra 2010 Page 7 - CrystalDiskMark v3.0 Page 8 - ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.46 Page 9 - PCMark Vantage Page 10 - Free Capacity and Final Thoughts |
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